All great webapps can stand a little tweaking, and Google Calendar's no exception. Javascript hackers have come up with some great Greasemonkey user scripts that make GCal easier to use, so I've compiled a few of my favorites into a single Firefox extension. Today Better Gmail's younger sibling is born. After the jump, download Better GCal to add some useful features to your Google Calendar.

License: Better GCal is licensed under the GNU General Public License as specified by Greasemonkey and Anthony Lieuallen's Greasemonkey Compiler. All user scripts are copyright their original authors and maintain their original license as specified by their original author. (User scripts are located in the content/user_scripts folder in the Better GCal .xpi archive.)

What it does: Adds a menu of options you can enable within Google Calendar. To view the enabled features and get more information on each, in Firefox's Add-ons dialog, click on Better GCal's Preferences dialog, as shown:

Installation: Using Firefox, click the Better GCal download link above. Then click the "Install Now" button in the dialog, and restart Firefox.

Usage: Once Better GCal is installed, go to your Google Calendar to see the enhancements. To turn a feature on or off, visit the extensions Preferences dialog and select or deselect the appropriate checkboxes. Refresh your Calendar to see the changes.

Credits: Better GCal is a compilation of user scripts written by several Greasemonkey scripters. The full list of Better GCal user scripts and their authors is as follows:

Version 0.2.1: Fixed localization bug in 0.2 affecting users whose locale was set to anything other than en-US.

Version 0.2: Added Skins tab and Slate and Air Skins; Added Text Wrap, Show Week, and both Colorize Weekends options; Improved performance and security; Prepared Options dialog for localization; Removed Todo script (buggy) and Show Current Timeline (Google included this in Calendar natively.)

Version 0.1: Released.

Bug reports and feature requests: Got a favorite GCal Greasemonkey script you'd like included in Better GCal? A bug, a critique, a suggestion? Leave a comment here. Newcomers, here's how to get a comment login.